Legendary Texas congressman Sam Rayburn used to say, “Any jackass can kick a barn down. It takes a carpenter to build one.” One of the current Texas members of Congress – from Hays County no less – kicked down a barn this past week. He says he’s proud of his destruction. Maybe so, but Texans will su...

G oing on Facebook is a risky proposition now, as no matter your political persuasion, poorly researched (or wholly made up) claims and “memes” are likely to make many readers’ blood pressures rise.  At the center of this high pressure storm of the moment is Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and her claims ...

By Ed Sterling A special interim committee of state lawmakers met July 24 at the Texas Capitol to further explore what can be done to prevent mass shootings like the one that resulted in 10 deaths and 10 injuries in May at Santa Fe High School. Testimony before a hearing of the Senate Select Committ...

  “Can you believe that a man dumped a drink on a teenager because the teenager’s baseball cap favored the president? What’s happening to civil discourse in our country?” “That’s a question on a lot of people’s minds. Our political discourse is at a fever pitch. Like or dislike President Trump, his ...

I f you ask me, President Trump should stop messing around with North Korea and Russia, put a hold on all his tariffs, and concentrate on an international crisis that has fallen through the butt-cracks of his meandering agendas. Oh, this problem began several years ago, and it has been steadily cree...